Since Gus MacPherson was sacked a month ago, there has been much speculation about who would come in to replace him. Kenny McDowall, Tommy Wilson and Willie McStay were just some of the names mentioned, and there were strong rumours that McStay had been told he'd been offered the job.
Lennon, who has signed a two year contract, was only interviewed on Friday before being taken for a tour of the training ground at Ralston. When he returned, he was offered the job and quickly accepted the deal and compensation with Cowdenbeath - which includes a pre-season friendly with Saints - was finally resolved yesterday.
According to Mr Gilmour, Lennon was the only man interviewed: "He was the only person that was interviewed.
"We looked at all the CV's and we took up some references from people in the game we trusted to give us a reference. And when we interviewed Danny we always had the view that if he came up to the mark in the interview and his philosophy on how he saw the Club was similar to ours then he would get the job."
Whether or not this is the truth is hard to tell, as this time last week Mr Gilmour had said he was hoping for an appointment as early as last Friday, which would be difficult considering Lennon wasn't even interviewed until then!